Bathing-shoe.



B. TROUTT. BATHING SHOE.

APPLICATION FILKED'FEB.. I3, 19H.

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Specification o lieti-ers ateit.

, To all 'wlw/m magy concern:

Be it known hfiibl, BERTHA Tnooif'i, a 111g oit England, bui] now 'ro ylowing' is o specification.

My invention has felationv to a iiofliiiifg Shoo provicleai with o sole aflzipteii Wi; i; be coming worn to be readily removed as io be repizioecl-by another laoed to a peiiriil'e Strip made permanent part of the upfoer oil the shoe; and in suoli connection my m- Tenfiozi relates to the particular arrange meut of ilieperforated strip bounding; th bottoni oi" the upper as a 'perrrianent o 'zi'ie :Same together with u perforated solo iaoeifl fio Iliie strip with :i lacing oord so is to ol'ewzieiy appear in oblong exposed por rione around the lsolo o 'thereby sooiir iioifi izi'lo solo to the Said strip7 for use.

The nature, scope and ohamoterieio features oil? :my invention will be more iiliy im derstoo. from 'the following descrip`v` i token in connection with the acoompariyiii; drawings; forming pari: hereof, in which- Figfiie l, is an underneath 'pion View the birthing slioo, embodying features of my' said invention.

l'i 2. is a Similar View 'with the Sole par tizilly removed to Show the perforaieil siiji :is pari', oi the upper of *the shoe.

f5, is a perspeoive View of the izo' lie simo, elw-Wing the arrangeiiiei provide i with i readiiy reuiomble laced solo,

Referring to the drawings a, is tile upper, provided with laoings o1 and a2,

ping; i'lie shoe to 'the iower part o' ogni ist removal fougii inaeriai strip Il), Seiveil or otherwise permziiieirly made :i part of upper a, and extending siiglitly beyond lie coiiiour of the upper in form or use so @bi/mb Jalie Series of perforaions b1, provided herein will be reodiljgf accessibile.

The sole @for the shoe muy be of woher? aiier or other ougli material with periphrzil periorations at suitable distonoes apart iroviffled lierein for knitting or entering' a "he perforaiions 1, of 'the strip so asl 13o orosido nl'ierimie oblong iaoings on ihe boiathe sole throughout the ezio/ie as 'n in frs whereby the soie lieooiiieo worn may be readily ref' Qziotlier, Wilcfliout olithe Lipper o, or the shoe, for 'is n "oser` Ewing' time described 'die nature mid. ob#

of my inveniion what .i claim iis new f .nl desire to Secureby Lettere ,Patent is -M wifi Srip oi' wei for holding Suid solo io smid oboe, l.

in 'wiiioss Wlieieoi, .i have hereuri'o soi my gnature in lie. presence of two subsoxiio ing :icing cord or sailing (l, ih@reilirougliand` 

